Andimac reports Andimac and the Institute of Ceramic Technology have developed AndimacTech, a comprehensive technical advice and support service for construction and drainage materials. Andimac, in partnership with the Official Credit Institute, is going to carry out a promotional campaign for the specific financing line for renovations and refurbishments. Andimac offers a professional, specialised, personalised service for the selection of sales staff. The 2014-2015 Report by the Market Observatory for Construction Materials warns of the risks for 2015. Andimac has developed, with the support of a prestigious consultancy firm specialising in education and training, its 1st Study on Materials: «Training Needs in the Distribution of Construction Materials». Cevisama 2015: the major shop window for bathrooms Cevisama, the International Trade Fair for Ceramics for Architecture, Bathroom and Kitchen Equipment, Natural Stone, Raw Materials, Frits, Glazes, Colours and Machinery held its 33rd fair between 9th and 13th February 2015, together with the Hábitat and Maderalia Fairs (10th to 12th February), within the framework of a grand meeting of design, decoration and home fittings: ‘Nos Vemos en Valencia’. Bathrooms were represented by over fifty companies from the various sectors that make up the industry’s product range. Interview with Manuel Rubert, chairman of Cevisama, who was very optimistic ahead of the 2015 fair. In the interview he stressed his interest in improving the presence of bathroom fittinQgs, so that the Valencia fair could offer the sector’s largest product range in Spain. «Interior + Technology: Design and Functionality in Harmony», at ISH Water 2015 The main theme of ISH Water at ISH 2015 will be «Interior + Technology: Design and Functionality in Harmony», in line with the main slogan of the fair, «Comfort Meets Technology», in a new commitment by its organisers to the care of natural resources and new usage conditions for water and electricity. The leading world fair for the bathroom sector, construction technology, heating and air conditioning, energy and renewable energies, which will be held in Frankfurt from between 10th and 14th March, expects to have approximately 2,400 exhibitors from all over the world, around the same number as last year, in an exhibition area of around 260,000 square metres. Interview with Stefan Seitz, Director of Brand Management of ISH, in which he assesses the role of the fair as a shop window for the latest trends in bathroom design and technology, and also discusses the inevitable move towards energy efficiency in the heating and air conditioning fields. With the international nature of the event again forecast to grow in 2015, Stefan Seitz believes that Spain could still provide a greater number of visitors. Climatización + Genera Climatización, the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration Exhibition, and Genera, the International Energy and Environment Fair, again share the date and location for 2015: between 24th and 27th February in the pavilions of Feria de Madrid. Since the beginning of the economic crisis, exports have become a real alternative for companies in the bathroom sector in order to overcome the fall in domestic consumption. At a time when construction continues to be little more than stagnant, homes are losing their purchasing power and therefore are not investing in renovations, and credit continues to be hard to find, Spanish bathroom fitting products have the dual advantage of very high, differentiated quality standards and prices that are very close to their European competitors. If we look at the balance of trade for 2014, we can see that exports for the 30111 section relating to bathroom equipment and taps show a growth in value of 5.1% (from January to October, the latest published months as this edition went to press), placing it at a little under 993 million euros. This figure, which is 0.8% higher than the previous year, which already means a sharp rise of 4.3% compared to the 902 million euros represented by imports in the same section, means a cover rate of 110% (slightly over 90 million euros). It is design that makes hotels unique, giving their areas their own personality and an atmosphere that can make guests feel at home even when they are travelling. Hence design plays a decisive role in spaces 64 SANITARISTA'S
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